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Some Mother's Son
Contributed by
bobbyzimmerman
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Thursday, 14th September 2006 @ 05:58:09 PM in AEST
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“The fighting is over,” King George had said,
The day 12 were injured, and 1 more was dead,
A little presumptuous of him to declare,
A great photo-op with his thumb in the air.
That day a young soldier died in Iraq,
A routine car stop, turned roadside attack,
He joined the Marines for all of the perks,
Now he’s docked two days pay, for dying at work.
He was dehumanized in the paper’s report
An obscure little blurb, to keep public support,
He’s referred to as casualty 835,
But he’s some mother’s son, and no longer alive.
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bobbyzimmerman
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2006-09-14 17:58:09]
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Re: Some Mother's Son
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by Former_Member on
Thursday, 14th September 2006 @ 06:43:24 PM AEST
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| Wow...very brief and to the point, almost a parody of the aforementioned blurb in the paper....it is emotional though, and an absolutely fantastic work! |
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Re: Some Mother's Son
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by deadheadpoet on
Thursday, 14th September 2006 @ 08:33:02 PM AEST
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They should all come home....like yesterday. So no more Mama's have to cry for their children, lost in a oil war.
Peace, Laura |
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